The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-11-03
THE COMMONWEALTH.

Of Hophinsville, who failed few days ago
for $50. Coz has disappeared from his home
and his whereabouts are unknown MS
family are apprehensive as TO his personal
safety.
TuE State OF Indiana has sued the State
If Kentucky for the possession OF Green
aiyer Island. Marshal Gross recently
his appointments As deputy
,nder The 1Isgshal Of the District o.
5olumble as1 81 the saule bme receigen
,npers M sc on Governor Buc1nsr
This rtlhd OF proceeding Is made
necessa-F 81 the fact that the SUIT y
brouaht in the United States Supreme
Court
JACoB Stun, employed in the sign WORKS.
Coyingtou. was at work the other day when
a rip.hammer. weighing 8, 100 pounds fell
on his hand, crushing 1t into jelly. -four
of his fingers had to be amputated.
b. r. ALLEN has been appointed post
master Mt Annie, Clay County.
A LOCATION has been secured for the gas
works at Greensboro, and work Will be
commenced at once. The works will be In
operation within ninety days.
A RAILROAD is to be constructed from
Coyington TO Ludlow, a station on the Gu
cinnati Southern Freight and passenger
trims will run at regular hours, and be-
sides giving Covington the beneiito OF con-
neclion with the Cincinnati Southern, the
road will bring the citizens OF Covington'
Ludlow and West Covington into closer
business relations.
THE post-office at Barnett, Laurel Coun-
ty, has been discontinued
A TELEPHONE line will soon be estapian-
ed between Versailles and Midway
CAPTAIN THOMAS CoGAR, well-known
Kentucky river steamboatman, died at
Buhr's Hotel, in Frankfort. He is believed
to have been asphyxiated by escaping gas
from the burner in his room. the light
from which he improperly turned of wnen
he retired.
THos. HARRISON has been elected county
Judge of Logan County, vice WV Frazer,
deceased. He has filed the office Of county
clerk for number Of years.
A. q. SroAKIY, of Jeffersonyille, aas
been convicted for charging and collecting
pension fee of S202.1O.
JAooB JosEPns, Jew, and Miss Katie
Schunight, a Gentle, eloped in Louisville,
the other morning and were married. Inc
| lady's parents objected to Josephs at1eu-
ton on account of his religion.
WIN. HALL, young man who was en-
ployed as a clerk at the White-stone quar-
nv, four miles from Bowling Green. in at
tempting to swing on to a passenger train
the other evening, fell under the wheels
and had one Of his legs SO badly mashed
that it had to be amputated above the
| knee.
Tt<.r IN
| man. known and liked in every section OF
Kentucky, died at Bowling Green the
| other day, after long Illness aged eighty
| years.
| REV GEORGE o. BARNES began series
\ Of meetings in Paducah the other night.
| He had never before visited that city, and
| there was great anxiety on the part OF the
| people to see and hear him.
MARION County pays her county judge
| $3.50 and her county attorney $500 per
| annum The total amount Of allowances
/ at the last session of the court OF claims
was sll,Sl9
LOUIS SuBLETT has sued the Greensboro
Street-railway Company for damages, laid
at $4,000 Sublett was thrown from a
wagon loaded with hay while at; empting
to cross the street-car track some time ago,
breaking his shoulder and sustaining
other injuries.
THE county judge of Scott is paid 5000,
the county attorney 300, AMI the county
superintendent Of schools 500 per annum.
Hon. j. r. BUNCH, ex-Speaker OF the
Kentucky House Of Representatives, was
paralyzed the other day on the left side,
caused by the rupture OF blood-vessel in
| the brain. His condition at last accounts
was critical
The post-office at Coal Run, Pike County,
has been abolished.
DEPUTY U. s. MARSHAL w. t. DAY was at
tackled by moonshiners in his room at
Maytown, but his effective use OF double
barreled shotgun saved his lifs
Frances LAMMER, the little five-year-old
daughter of Frank Hammer, who disap-
reared from her home in Louisville SO
mysteriously, was found the other mora
ing in a negro hut about seven miles from
tile city limits The negro woman who
had charge of the child was arrested. 1t
t is thought to have been deliberate at
tempt at kidnapping.
WHILE fishing last June, Willie Hobson-
; of Russellville, was bitten by watei
snake. He has recently had symptoms Of
: rabies.
5 Dick WOODS shot and killed Dan Wesley
! near Camargo. Woods was discharged
!, his defense being that he acted in seh-de
Tense.
r JAMES PERRY HILL, ex-postmaster o
= Sunrise committed suicd de on account o
nlncial troubles.
, A LITTLE girl at Louisville was injured
: recently by dynamite bomb which sh
/ found in the cellar of her fathers house.
t DAVID ROBERTS, seventy years Of age
5 has been convicted Of murder in the MOI
: gan County circuit court, and sentenced
3 the penitentiary for life.
It The state Grand Lodge " Qdd-fellov
convened the other morning AT Udd-fe
y lows Hall, louisville Representative
!. from different parts of the State wei
Z, present.
l. THE little eleven-year-old daughter (
; Mr.. August Kramer of Alexandria, wa
|, playing on the banistcrs OF St. Mary
> sc dollhouse, few days ago aud acciden
u ally fell over bench and ruptured hersei
e She died from the effects few days afte
\ OwENsBoR is to have new. depot in u
spring. 60 be built by the Greensboro an
id Nashville Railroad Company. The bull
& ing will lie OF stone aud will cost So, 900,
TnE gas well at Bowling Green is said
10 be an assured success and the increase
~ the flow the past few days is phenor
o. email.
H. TnE erection of temporary buildn
capable of seating 5000 persons, has bet
rs agreed upon for the Moody meetings
u To,;aviiia The building will be ready II